SilverZ

I knew these were coming, but seeing the pictures makes some of the choices even more obsurd. Certainly not any figures I'd nominate for a "Hall of Fame". Certianly maybe "Hall of Poor Distribution" for a few of them - it's nice to have MMC 3P0 circulating, and the Stormie too. But, really, Mechanic Chewie, and more of the Han, Leia, and Maul that are still clinging to TRU shelves? Bizarre.

There's some pretty shoddy choices in the HOF series it seems... Namely that Obi-Wan from E2. It wasn't even good the first time it was released, much less a second time around.

I'll take maybe one Darth Vader from the MOTDS set since I've not found a second one, and I'd take some stormtroopers of course since a simple customizing bit and they're a much improved figure. I still would like a Super Articulated one though.

Beyond that, I'll skip all of them I guess. I just hope these aren't mixed in so heavily that they become pegwarmers. The initial re-releases of these like Han and Leia seem to get sold at some point... The Maul and Vader moved relatively quickly actually. Kept in low #'s they're not as big a problem as they could become.

I feel bad for anyone wanting them for their collection though, like a carded completist. Yikes... That would certainly suck methinks.

I agree with many of you, I'm not overly enthused about this "Hall of Fame" series. Since they are supposed to be packed 1-per case, hopefully it won't cause a pegwarming problem. I, like others, will definitely pick up the 3PO, since I never had this particular version. I am a Han fan, but I already have several commtech Hans I picked up for $1.99 back in the day . I would have rather seen them stick in the POTJ Bespin Han if they were going to repack one, that's one of my favorite figures. The Chewie isn't too bad, but the Cloud City one is a bit better. I'll probably be passing on everything but the 3PO, and possibly a Stormtrooper if I see one. I have the rest, in some cases two of them . Like many of you said, there could definitely have been some better choices for the Hall of Repacks wave .

I like the idea of re-releasing old figures. That way new collectors and kids can pick up these characters without me having to buy my 180th version/resculpt of Tatooine Luke.

Those who only collect loose can skip them since they already have them, and those who collect carded can still probably skip them as they have no "04-xx" number on them I notice. Therefore, they are not really part of the official line?

And to all those complaining "bah, they just re-released character x last year" I don't get it. EVERY character they re-released in 2003 (3PO, Han, Leia, Maul, Vader, Luke, and even Jango Fett) sold out in these parts and they did so rather quickly. When it comes down to it, these figures will NOT pegwarm here if they are 1per case.

I doubt there are a lot of "Flight to Alderaan" Han pegwarmers around even thought you can still find that exact same character on CT card at some KBs/discount stores. That alone should show you what new packaging can do. I can guarantee you that a "Hangar Duel" Anakin on a new 2004 card will sell a LOT faster than the same figure on the beat-up/torn-up shelf-warmer card at KB.

I would however buy the argument that Hangar Duel Anakin and Obi-Wan should have been left out because they are already gonna be re-released in another form (cup and/or TRU 4-pack) AT THE SAME TIME. They would have been better off throwing Acklay Obi-Wan in the TRU 4-pack and Tusken-Killer Anakin with the cup if they planned on offering recarded versions at the same time IMHO.

Anyway, the only bad part is that they will be 1x per case for each of the 12 figures... not gonna be easy for those wanting a lot of those.

these are nice cards for these figures, i really like Stormtrooper, Yoda & Anakin. But re-releasing Leia, and renaming the card is bull****, it think that was a waste pretty stupid on their part. But over all i am pretty excited about this wave.